OSI Systems Receives $15M Middle East Order for Inspection Systems
OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has received a $15 million follow-on order from a Middle East government customer to provide additional baggage and parcel inspection systems, and Eagle cargo and vehicle inspection systems for port and border protection.
Morpho Receives EDS, ETD Orders
Safran Group’s Morpho Detection has received $6 million in orders from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority for five CTX series explosive detection systems (EDS) for installation at airports in Canada. The orders are for three high-speed CTX 9800 DSi EDS and two compact CTX 5800 EDS systems. The orders are part of a five year standing offer announced in 2013 by CATSA. So far 19 CTX 5800 and 20 CTX 9800 systems have been ordered under the standing offer. Separately, Morpho Detection has received contracts from Hellman Worldwide Logistics to supply and service Itemiser DX desktop explosives trace detectors (ETD) to screen air cargo. Hellman originally contracted with Morpho for ETD systems in 2014. The latest contract is for additional Itemiser DX units to replace legacy systems and ensure the company’s continued compliance with the Transportation Security Administration’s Certified Cargo Screening Program.
Implant Sciences Nabs More than 200 ETD Orders Globally
Still racking up the wins, Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] says it has received several orders from customers in Europe and elsewhere for its QS-220 desktop and QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors (ETDs). The largest order is for 178 QS-B220s for deployment at all three major airports in Paris. With the order, which brings to 507 the number of devices ordered in the past three months, the ETDs are at 95 percent of all major airports in France. “We believe that there is additional opportunity for our systems over the next several years in France, as well as across the rest of Europe, as the EU ETD regulations for airports with fewer than 500,000 passengers are set to be implemented after the major airports’ installation of ETDs is complete,” says Darryl Jones, Implant’s vice president of Global Sales and Marketing. In another deal, the company has sold 45 QS-B220s across international airports in the Czech Republic. Finally, the company says it has shipped an additional $1.2 million worth of QS-B220s and QS-H150s to customers around the world for use in mass transportation, cargo screening, infrastructure protection, and aviation security. “The demand for our next generation technology continues to grow globally for numerous applications, and as an ETD market leader in both technology and sales, we are gratified and fully prepared to support this demand,” says Jones.
Leidos Nabs Potential $99M Automated Installation Entry Contract
The Army has awarded Leidos [LDOS] the potential four-year, $99 million Automated Installation Entry-3 (AIE-3) contract to provide hardware and software to military installations to automate access control processes for authorized and registered personnel entering an installation. The AIE program is aimed at improving access and denial accuracy and enables near real-time changes of authentication requirements in response to changes in force protection conditions. The Army says that the acquisition will enhance installation security and improve both pedestrian and vehicle throughput at access control points.
PAE Gets Potential $29M Order to Support JIDA
PAE has received a potential three-year, $28.7 million task order for the Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Analysis & Rotational Support in support of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) Joint Center of Excellence. JIDA is the former Joint Improvised Explosive Threat Defeat Organization, known as JIEDDO. Under the task order, which has a one-year base period and two one-year options, PAE will support the Asymmetric Integration Training Program and United States Army Mission Command Training Program with ongoing service support to develop relevant training by reviewing and analyzing C-IED individual, collective, and battle staff intelligence data. The contract will be managed by the company’s National Security Solutions business unit, which now includes the capabilities that PAE added through its recent acquisition of A-T Solutions. “This task order represents a significant milestone for PAE, as the first counter-threat contract awarded since our acquisition of A-T Solutions and as an example of PAE’s expanding capabilities in the security sector,” says John Heller, PAE’s CEO.